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The lab assistant or other authorized staff member has the right to ask students to leave for noncompliance with any College regulations. Copyright Infringement Information The unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material, including unauthorized peer -to -peer file sharing may subject students to civil and criminal liabilities. Copyright infringement is the act of exercising, without permission or legal authority, one or more of the exclusive rights granted to the copyright owner under section 106 of the Copyright Act (Title 17 of the United States Code). These rights include the right to reproduce or distribute a copyrighted work. In the file -sharing context, downloading or uploading substantial parts of a copyrighted work without authority constitutes an infringement. Penalties for copyright infringement include civil and criminal penalties. In general, anyone found liable for civil copyright infringement may be ordered to pay either actual damages or "statutory' damages affixed at not less than $750 and not more than $30,000 per work infringed. For "willful" infringement, a court may award up to $150,000 per work infringed. A court can, in its discretion, also assess costs and attorneys' fees. For details, see Title 17, United States Code, Sections 504, 505. Willful copyright infringement can also result in criminal penalties, including imprisonment of up to five years and fines of up to $250,000 per offense. For more information, please see the website of the U.S. Copyright Office at https://www.copyright.gov/titlel7/. Students who engage in illegal downloading or unauthorized distribution of copyrighted materials using the school's data network or information technology system are subject to disciplinary action under the Student Code of Conduct up to and including dismissal from their program. Course Repetition Students may repeat, at the prevailing tuition rate, any course in which a grade of "D" or "F" was received. The original grade remains part of the student's permanent record but is not considered in computing the grade point average. • Undergraduate students may attempt to improve their GPA by repeating a course. • Only courses with grades of "D" or "F" maybe repeated and forgiven (excluded from GPA calculation). • The course can be repeated no more than two times for a maximum of three attempts. • Students will be prevented from registering for a course in which a grade of C or higher has been assigned. Undergraduate students are limited to 9 semester units of course repetition. See also "Grade Forgiveness." Course Withdrawal A student can withdraw from a course at any time. If a student withdraws from a course, they must submit the request in writing to the Registrar's Office before the seventh calendar of the course/term start date. The course will not count towards the cumulative grade point average (CGPA) or the maximum timeframe. If a student wishes to withdraw from a course after the first seven days and before the sixth week for an eight -week course or twelfth week for a sixteen -week course, they may do so as a written request to the 40 2022-2023 Catalog Pacific College